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Bad, but not as bad as those damned annoying BK crosandwich commercials. I want to shoot the guy with the worst ever Jamaican accent. Sounds like a retarded leprechaun.

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"Hey Bobbeeeee, you're here again!"

 

"Oh, I like sides..."

 

Anyone who listens through the app has heard this commercial for Buffalo Wild Wings

 

 

 

When I hear it I see Kramer saying it. Ohhhhh I like sides and then falling over the counter.

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As has been stated, the on demand audio is commercial free, but you have to wait for the hour segments to be over and uploaded by their staff.

 

I know what you mean. I've resorted to listening to John Murphy on the Podcast app on my iPhone. No commercials but of course the podcasts are uploaded a day after they happen..

These shows are also available in the on demand audio and are usually available shortly after each hour is over.

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I haven't started a thread in forever but I'm at my breaking point here. Does anyone else listen to a fair amount of WGR online? If you don't, you won't know what I'm talking about. But if you do, surely you also want to strangle Flo, all of those Geico girls with their stupid Dear John letters and perhaps most of all, the f***ing Grainger guy. Seriously every time I listen to one 15 minute segment, I have to then endure 5 minutes straight of the exact same commercials every single time. Often times they will repeat the same commercial in one break. I am completely losing it. I have some of these commercials memorized and I hate them. I'm beginning to miss the William C. Rott & Son commercials, that's how bad it's become. I suppose I could just close out the window or mute my computer and then guess when they're back on the air but that seems like a pain in the ass. Is there a solution to this problem that I'm not thinking of? Please help.

 

So weird. I just heard a few commercials on GR and thought I haven't heard any of the super annoying ones from this marketing company lately: http://ofthesea.com/

 

William C Rott and Sons, Volkswagon of Orchard Park, and a few others that I know have annoyed people here (from previous threads).

 

The jingles used to be right up front on this website, which of course is hard to remember. Now it was something sea, what was it? Finally found it.

 

I hope they are out of the commercial business. They insult our intelligence, and it's basically the same format no matter the company. Stupid girl spouting nonsense that you can't even figure out. Annoying jingle. Then girl comes back with the lame kicker at the end.

 

I'll take Granger and even the annoying Flo all day long over these idiots.

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Very simple solution. I use the WGR app and listen to the podcast which has zero commercials. If using the website just go to on-demand audio. Yes you're an hour behind but you skip every commercial.

This.

 

How about the one from AutoZone or some car parts place that actually taunts the listener "we'll stop messing with your speakers...maybe not". And then they expect you to buy from them? What the hell.

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I know EXACTLY what you're talking about, and it drives me FREQKING CRAZY... you can even pause it and then restart it, and the commercials start over fresh... Why can't they just play the local commercials, not this very short playlist of horrible repeated same commercials...I HAAAAAATE FLO, AND WILL NEVER BUY GEICO because of it.

That's funny. She does Progressive commercials.

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Their Program Director must be pushing the on-air talent tease every bit of news because lately that's become a big part of the morning and afternoon shows. That never used to be their MO, but they'll throw it into a break and tease a story.

 

I haven't looked at Arbitron to know whether their ratings have flat-lined, but something behind the scenes has changed.

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I live 300 miles from Buffalo in northern Saratoga county and I am grateful i can listen to WGR 55 on line... I left Buffalo in 1988 for work reasons and still miss my home town... I suppose commercials bother some people, but I tend not to listen, keeping connected to Buffalo sports is why I listen... Go Bills!!!!

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Their Program Director must be pushing the on-air talent tease every bit of news because lately that's become a big part of the morning and afternoon shows. That never used to be their MO, but they'll throw it into a break and tease a story.

 

I haven't looked at Arbitron to know whether their ratings have flat-lined, but something behind the scenes has changed.

 

I have noticed the tease they do now.

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Just when you thought the commercials were going to kill you, they break out 2 hours (apparently) of "MEAT DRAFT" today.

 

That's my cue to stop listening online until Bills training camp starts or maybe until we get into the pre-season games.

 

There's just nothing for those guys to talk about now, nor any reason whatsoever to listen.

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If you're listening online through the web browser app, on the bottom left (by the play/stop button, and volume control) it will say

 

"Commercial Break"

 

when they are in commercials, so I usually hit Mute when I hear them talking about what's coming up after the break,

then un-Mute when I see those words disappear.

It's not perfect, sometimes I'll catch the last half of a commercial or so, but it's worth it to not take the full brunt of those awful ads.

 

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Just when you thought the commercials were going to kill you, they break out 2 hours (apparently) of "MEAT DRAFT" today.

 

That's my cue to stop listening online until Bills training camp starts or maybe until we get into the pre-season games.

 

There's just nothing for those guys to talk about now, nor any reason whatsoever to listen.

i tuned in this afternoon just in time to hear the meat draft. Wtf.
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If you're listening online through the web browser app, on the bottom left (by the play/stop button, and volume control) it will say

 

"Commercial Break"

 

when they are in commercials, so I usually hit Mute when I hear them talking about what's coming up after the break,

then un-Mute when I see those words disappear.

It's not perfect, sometimes I'll catch the last half of a commercial or so, but it's worth it to not take the full brunt of those awful ads.

 

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"not take the full brunt of those awful ads"...this made me laugh out loud!

 

They're like a blunt punch to the gut.

 

At least the VW of OP "Comforteering" crap seems to have passed now.

 

 

 

:thumbsup:

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"not take the full brunt of those awful ads"...this made me laugh out loud!

 

They're like a blunt punch to the gut.

 

At least the VW of OP "Comforteering" crap seems to have passed now.

 

 

 

:thumbsup:

 

Yes, like I was saying upthread, I have not been hearing them and William C. Rott and the other nonsense that that marketing company was putting out. They are all the same ad, that totally insults your intelligence.

 

If I remember right, BTW, it was with a K - Komforteering! I had to look that up back then, because I had no idea what they were singing. It was driving me nuts. Turns out they made up the word!

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Just when you thought the commercials were going to kill you, they break out 2 hours (apparently) of "MEAT DRAFT" today.

 

That's my cue to stop listening online until Bills training camp starts or maybe until we get into the pre-season games.

 

There's just nothing for those guys to talk about now, nor any reason whatsoever to listen.

The "Meat Draft" was the best show these two numb skulls have done in their 10,000 plus shows.

 

And how has nobody brought up the comical Tropical Heating and Cooling commercials? It literally is a Saturday night live skit...next time its on, close your eyes and imagine Andy Samberg and Bobby Moinahan in hula skirts mouthing the words.

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I haven't started a thread in forever but I'm at my breaking point here. Does anyone else listen to a fair amount of WGR online? If you don't, you won't know what I'm talking about. But if you do, surely you also want to strangle Flo, all of those Geico girls with their stupid Dear John letters and perhaps most of all, the f***ing Grainger guy. Seriously every time I listen to one 15 minute segment, I have to then endure 5 minutes straight of the exact same commercials every single time. Often times they will repeat the same commercial in one break. I am completely losing it. I have some of these commercials memorized and I hate them. I'm beginning to miss the William C. Rott & Son commercials, that's how bad it's become. I suppose I could just close out the window or mute my computer and then guess when they're back on the air but that seems like a pain in the ass. Is there a solution to this problem that I'm not thinking of? Please help. listen to the audio vault they cut out the commercials and you can listen to what you want.

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Very simple solution. I use the WGR app and listen to the podcast which has zero commercials. If using the website just go to on-demand audio. Yes you're an hour behind but you skip every commercial.

 

This is what I do, as well. Love that option, especially when I'm taking the dog on her walks. I listen live when I'm teleworking and simply mute the sound from the website. There are pictures of the advertisers during the commercials. When you don't see those anymore, you know they're back live & you can put the sound back on again.

 

Put down the burger,

Put down the dog.

 

Drop some trou,

And pinch off a log.

 

Hey we don't say leprechaun.

 

No, it's mischief-making, Napoleonic-complexed Irishman.

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